Puzzle answers

PRIZE CROSSWORD

Issue 348 Date April 21 ACROSS

1 Ascent, 4 Hastings, 9 Sparse, 10 Diameter, 12 Game bird,

13 Chosen, 15 Idea, 16 Oscar Wilde, 19 Discovered, 20 Snip, 23 Basset, 25 Retainer, 27 Anaconda, 28 Snorer, 29 Definite, 30 Friday. DOWN

1 Assegai, 2 Charmless, 3 Naseby, 5 As is, 6 Tomahawk, 7 Notes, 8 Strange, 11 Brisket, 14 Wavered, 17 Leningrad, 18 Comedown, 19 Dab hand, 21 Portray, 22 Wagner, 24 Staff, 26 Edit.

WHERE’S SAMMY SQUIRREL? Issue 348

Sammy was on page 121. The winner will be notified by post

DEVILISH DEFINITIONS (Page 97) 1 (c) a person, typically middle-aged and white, with reactionary views

2 (c) a fight

GO FIGURE (Page 99)

1. Nine/I; 2. Fifteen/O; 3. Nineteen/S; 4. Five/E; 5. Twenty-two/V; 6. Thirteen/M. Word-MOVIES connected to question 5.

IN OTHER WORDS (Page 99)

1. Crooked House; 2. Nemesis; 3. Dumb Witness; 4. Appointment with Death; 5. Sleeping Murder.

60-SECOND NUMBER CRUNCH (Page 100)

Beginner 26 • Intermediate 211 • Genius 77

BRICKWORK (Page 100) 1 Watched, 2 Detach,

3 Cadet, 4 Date, 5 Eat, 6 Heat, 7 Teach, 8 Chalet, 9 Ethical.

NETWORK (Page 101)

Across 1 Cassette • Agree, 2 Appearance • Urn, 3 Sporran • Tundra, 4 Slug • Night • Term, 5 Ease • Entrée • See, 6 Rue • Assuage • Ill, 7 Odd • Stable • Lead, 8 Lease • Nag • Nasty, 9 Extend • Gain • Tee, 10 Spatter •

Pet • Ask, 11 Loaf • Ivory • Oboe, 12 Aspire • Woe • Lime, 13 Better • Lend • Den. Down

1 Casserole • Slab, 2 Applaud • Expose, 3 Spouse • Data • Apt, 4 Serge • Asset • Fit, 5 Earnest • Entire, 6 Train • Sand • Ever, 7 Tang • Tuba • Growl, 8 Enthral • Gap • Roe, 9 Acute • Genie • Yen, 10 Genteel • Ant • Old, 11 Rude • Siesta • Bid, 12 Err • Relate • Some, 13 Enamel

• Dye • Keen.